VCU SHOOTOUT, COLLEGE-AM SET FOR SEPT. 25 AT HERMITAGE COUNTRY CLUB

The Virginia Commonwealth University men's golf team is pleased to announce the return of the annual VCU Shootout presented by Verizon Wireless. The Shootout will bring some of the best collegiate golfer's to Central Virginia for 54-holes of exciting golf action. This year's field features seven teams that qualified for the 2011 NCAA Men's Golf Championship.

A highlight of every year's tournament is a College-Am, which kicks-off the VCU Shootout. This season's College-Am, presented by Cleveland Golf, will tee-off on Sunday, Sept. 25 at Hermitage Country Club on its challenging Manakin Course. The event will feature teams of three along with a standout player from one of the participating collegiate teams in this year's Shootout. Registration, lunch and the range will open at 11:30 a.m. with a 1 p.m. shotgun start. A cocktail reception, dinner and an awards program will start immediately after the round.

The College-Am, which includes lunch, range balls, tee gifts, golf and an awards banquet, allows participants the opportunity to play alongside some of college golf's best players. In the past, the event has featured PGA Tour players such as Webb Simpson (Wake Forest), Derek Fathauer (Louisville) and Drew Weaver (Virginia Tech, and British Amateur Champion).

The packages for this year's event include:

BIRDIE PACKAGE - $1,000

Hole Sponsor signage on a tee-box during the entire VCU Shootout presented by Verizon Wireless; team of three with a college player from this year's field

Greens fee, range balls, lunch, dinner and cocktail party after the round

Tee gift package for each member of your College-Am team

TEAM PACKAGE- $900

Team of three with college player from this year's field

Greens fee, range balls, lunch, dinner and cocktail party after the round

Tee gift package for each member of your College-Am team

INDIVIDUAL PACKAGE- $350

One spot in the College-Am

Greens fee, range balls, lunch, dinner and cocktail party after the round